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Any one heard of Timothy Sykes?

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Hi All,

I came across someone called Timothy Sykes, has anyone used his services or heard about him?

He has a share picking service. Was just wondering if it is a scam or not.

All comments welcomed

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  • bigfreddiel
    bigfreddiel Posts: 4,263 Forumite
    Scam scam scam
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 119,743 Forumite
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    American Spam.
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
  • rfowler
    rfowler Posts: 486 Forumite
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    It's not spam, its a legit question
  • mystic_trev
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    rfowler wrote: »

    All comments welcomed

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  • Scarpacci
    Scarpacci Posts: 1,017 Forumite
    It needn't be a scam for it not to be worthwhile. If anybody was willing to pay me for share tips, I'm sure I could conjure up a few to provide the service. The likelihood is you'll pay your money and exactly what you paid for. It would only really be a scam if he failed to throw a few tips out, which seems unlikely given how easy it would be to throw a few darts and find some shares to hype.

    If he was so good at picking shares, why wouldn't he do that instead of selling his ideas?
    This is everybody's fault but mine.
  • jimjames
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    Scarpacci wrote: »

    If he was so good at picking shares, why wouldn't he do that instead of selling his ideas?

    Absolutely.

    If you were any good at picking them you would make so much from that you wouldn't need to try to sell tips to other people.

    The fact you need to sell tips not use them youself would suggest to me that the tips are worthless.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
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